'When you find a drug which helps you, do not try and persuade your medical advisor to cut the length of the treatment short. You may find when you take drugs that you improve quickly but do remember that depression is an illness ...'
So what's it about the Welsh?
A media frenzy surrounded the "mobile phones are good for you" study and the recent BBC Panorama, featuring the research with a negative spin. The reality is that Dr Alan Preece's long awaited res ...
The hysteria against fat has got out of control. In the US, Fat Free Food (F3) stores are springing up, with shelves lined with highly processed food containing virtually no fat. In the UK, too, m ...
Troglitazone is a new anti diabetic drug that has already come to the attention of researchers, following early reports that it can cause liver damage. ...
I was prescribed Lamisil for a fungal toenail infection. Seventeen days later, on a Friday, I had a rash all over my hips and legs as well as on my hands and elbows. The itching intensified - I broke out in hives at the back of my neck and it spread...
HERBAL MEDICINE: Not so much like conventional drugs, after all
Although amalgam dental fillings have been in widespread use for around 150 years, this started to change in the mid-1980s, when evidence began to emerge that mercury vapour was being released from these fillings. However, there was not much...
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) refers to the slow deterioration of the cells in the macula, a tiny yellowish area near the centre of the retina, which contains light-sensitive cells that send visual signals to the brain.
Dentist disagree with each other, and even at times themselves, on the subject of wisdom teeth. ...

